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Associate Director - Integrations, Separations & Carve- Outs (Private Equity)
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Associate Director - Integrations, Separations & Carve- Outs (Private Equity)
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Lead and deliver integrations, separations, and carve-out engagements for PE clients: develop target operating models, run separation planning and TSAs, manage program-wide PMO, communicate with C-suite and sponsors, mentor junior staff, support business development, and adopt firm-approved AI-enabled solutions where appropriate.
By joining our rapidly growing Private Equity practice, you will serve as a trusted partner to PE clients executing buy-and-build, carve-out, and divestiture investment theses.
You will bring first-hand experience, unique perspectives, and functional knowledge to deliver strategic and tactical integration, separation, and TSA support to PE sponsors and management teams.
As an Associate Director, you will be responsible for a mix of client delivery, team leadership, and the development of junior team members. You will also participate in account management and business development activities.
What You'll Do:
- Lead complex integration engagements, translating the sponsor's thesis into a cross-functional plan covering every workstream.
- Build target operating models and re-engineer processes for post-close and NewCo operating states.
- Drive Day 1 integration readiness across functions.
- Own C-suite and sponsor communication on integration progress.
- Drive holistic IMO and program management.
- Contribute to developing and implementing firm-approved, AI-enabled solutions for clients, in accordance with company policies on data protection, intellectual property, and professional standards.
- Stay informed about emerging AI tools and techniques and collaborate with firm leadership to identify compliant opportunities to enhance client solutions and internal processes.
- Lead separation, carve-out, and divestiture engagements end-to-end, including the stand-up of NewCo entities.
- Run functional separation planning and entanglement analysis.
- Structure, negotiate, and manage TSAs and reverse TSAs, including scoping, pricing, service levels, and exit planning.
- Lead legal entity separation, IT and data separation, and employee and customer migrations.
- Stand up standalone operating capabilities for divested businesses.
- Drive holistic program management and PMO; keep client leadership, deal teams, and third parties aligned through execution.
- Build new client relationships, deepen existing ones, and support leadership in go-to-market efforts and proposal creation.
- Play a key role in talent development, including mentoring and coaching junior team members
- Attract, interview, hire, and retain top talent
Integration work
Separation and Carve-Out work
Internal / Business Development
What You'll Bring:
- 7+ years of prior experience in professional services.
- Track record of running large-scale transformation projects to completion.
- Direct experience across M&A integrations, carve-outs, and divestitures.
- Hands-on experience structuring and managing TSAs.
- Experience mentoring and developing junior talent.
- Comfort with AI: Demonstrated ability to responsibly explore and adopt firm-approved AI tools to enhance productivity and innovation.
- Continuous learning mindset: Openness to learning and applying emerging technologies, including AI and automation, in alignment with firm policies and client standards.
- Willingness to travel to client sites as needed.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Information Systems, or similar technical discipline.
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